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Ayton

Ayton is on the coast of East Berwickshire, with the Parish of Eyemouth to the north, the North Sea on the east, the Parishes of Mordington and Foulden to the south and the Parishes of Chirnside and Coldingham to the west.

The History of Ayton and other Personal Recollections by T Ramsay Turner.

The History of Ayton, The Berwickshire Village compiled by Ayton Local History Society.

The Life of Principal John Cairns of Ayton by John Cairns.

Magazine Articles;

Please note that the heading Author includes persons who have compiled or transcribed records; and that the topics indexed, and the synopses are subjective opinions. See the Sales List to buy copies of the magazines containing articles in which you're interested.

Title

Synopsis

Size Description

Issue No

Author

The Ayton Bard

This is in issues 16 and 17. Robert Mennon was a well known Borders bard and contributed to many Scottish weeklies.

5 pages or more

16

A. Michael Mennim

The Breadford Family Search

A tale of family that moved from Northumberland to Berwickshire. All were farm servants some labourers some farm stewards. There are irregular marriages, name changes and a possible pioneering birth using chloroform.

6 pages or more

72

Bill Bradford

Ayton History Society

Note on a booklet 'The History of Ayton and other personal Recollections' published by Ayton History Society; includes extracts from the work of T Ramsay Turner, an account by an unknown author entitled 'Happy Childhood Reminiscences of 1876' and some works by the local poet Robert Mennon.

less than 1 page

81

Ayton Church 150th, Anniversary

History of Ayton Parish Church celebrating its 150th. Anniversary.

less than 1 page

93

Bill Stewart

The History of Ayton - A Berwickshire Village

Notes on a book, 'The History of Ayton and other personal recollections', published by Ayton History Society.

less than 1 page

99

Bill Stewart

The Ayton Bard
Robert Mennon 1797-1885

This is a two part article abridged from the book of the title written by A. Michael Mennim. A copy of the complete book together with maps, photgraphs and poems is in Scottish Borders Council Library Headquarters with a family tree.

4 pages or more

15

Michael Mennon

The Aytons of Ayton

The parish of Ayton from the Norman family, De Vesci, who changed their name to Ayton to a history of the village.

2 pages or more

17

James Eaton

'Fair' Suspended

An account of how the writer discovered three generations of his ancestors of the name Fair in the Churchyard at Ayton.

1 page or more

84

Bill Stewart

Memories of Ayton

Mrs Patricia Payne was so interested in the articles on 'The Ayton Bard' that she felt the need to record some of her memories of Ayton before all was forgotten.

less than 1 page

18

Patricia Payne

Map of Ayton from Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 1921-1923 or One-inch to the mile, Popular edition, Scotland, 1920-1930 by kind permission of the National Library of Scotland.Use the control at the top left of the map to zoom in or out and drag the map left, right, up, or down as you wish.